My anniversary marks the unofficial launch of The Modern Jewish Wedding. The official launch came a few months later. And, as Mr. MJW and I prepare for our 6th wedding anniversary this Sunday I wanted to take a moment to thank him for his ever enduring support of me and this little blog and book project by sharing my all time favorite Modern Jewish Wedding–my own! The Modern Jewish Wedding Details I’d like to think…

We’re throwing it back to our first ever blog post back in Feb of 2011 We’ve grown up a lot in the last 3 years. We now specialize in showcasing Real Modern Jewish Weddings as well as inspiration and ideas you can use when planning (or dreaming) your own MJW. We’re proud to say we’re the only Jewish Wedding Blog started by an award-winning event planner AND a certified professional Jewish educator. And, now that…

A Once in A Lifetime Opportunity to Celebrate That’s because Chanukkah and Thanksgiving won’t overlap for another 70K years. The last time it happened was in the 1800’s. So, we Modern Jewish Peeps are celebratin’ with traditional food from two holidays. Yippee! Do you need some help in figuring out how to meld the two holidays together? We created a Pinterest board to help. There are plenty more to search. And, because we don’t know…

It’s My Very Own Thanksgiving Weekend Wedding. My anniversary marks the unofficial launch of The Modern Jewish Wedding. The official launch came a few months later. And, as Mr. MJW and I prepare for our 3rd wedding anniversary tomorrow I tried to find the post I’d done about my very own wedding. Only to realize, in the three years of blogging about Modern Jewish Weddings I had never shared my own. Granted, I’ve shared moments,…

Thanksgivukkah sounds like a novelty holiday, made up for a prime-time sitcom. Festivus, anyone? This year is the once-in-77-millenia time when two of our favorite fall food holidays, Thanksgiving and Hanukkah, will coincide. There is no shortage of great ideas out there for celebrating Thanksgivukkah with a wink and a smile. Even the most stalwart Thanksgiving purist can find a few ways to create a Jewish fusion with the Festival of Lights. If you haven’t…